What do the authors mean by the story of love-in science

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Discussion questions. There are two questions related to the articles you read about voles and "monogamous genes." You may answer one or both of them, based on your interest. The guidelines on how to best receive full credit are posted in the folder "Course Documents" titled "Discussion questions guidelines."

You have until next Sunday, March 8th, midnight to complete your answers.

I. In the article "Why Do Voles Fall in Love" by Willey and Giordano, what do the authors mean by "The story of love-in science and the larger culture of which it is a part-is clearly a gendered one"?

II. Why is the idea of a "gene for" a particular trait misleading, according to Willey and Giordano? What is a "gene" as interpreted by the public and in media coverage? How does it differ, or not, from how it is understood in the science field? Why is it important for the general population outside the scientific community to understand scientific findings in a comprehensive way?

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